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THRAPPLE
Etymology
Noun
thrapple (plural thrapples)
(Scotland, northern England) The throat, especially the windpipe or gullet.
Source: Wiktionary
Thrap"ple, n. Etym: [Also thropple, corrupted fr. throttle.]
Definition: Windpipe; throttle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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